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Place Name
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Berryessa Lake
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Place Status (Type)
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reservoir
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Location
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Napa County, California (CA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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38°31'N
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Longitude
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122°06'W
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Berryessa Lake
, reservoir (
328 sq mi/850 sq km), Napa co.,
central Calif., Putah Creek, just W of Berryessa Peak
(3,057 ft/932 m),
19 mi/31 km W of Davis; 38°31'N 122°06'W.
Max. capacity 1,902,086 acre-ft. Extends N-S. Formed by Monticello Dam
(304 ft/93 m high), built (1957) by the Bureau
of Reclamation for irrigation, water supply, flood control, and
recreation.
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